Best colleges for Agriculture, General in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads: its Agriculture, General graduates earn a median $84,412 four years after finishing, against the field's $53,676 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $84,412 | +$30,736 |
| 2 | California State University-Stanislaus | $64,669 | +$10,993 |
| 3 | California State University-Chico | $61,369 | +$7,693 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Agriculture programs?
$23,043 separates the top and bottom of this list — $84,412 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo against $61,369 at California State University-Chico, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Agriculture graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $30,736 above the $53,676 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.